Comment on How can i make myself poisonous to mosquitos?
SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
I thought it was more common, but mosquito bites do not effect me, and I only get bit very very occasionally. My kid, on the other hand, gets eaten by mosquitoes and has a very harsh reaction.
What would cause mosquitoes to naturally not want to bite me & no itching/bumps/reaction to their bites?
Sylvartas@lemmy.world 11 months ago
For the no itching/bumps part, I think the absence of an immune system reaction (or a weak one) will do that
SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
Yeah, that tracks. 🫠
Sylvartas@lemmy.world 11 months ago
IIRC the itching is an immune response to the shit they inject you so you don’t feel the bite as much while they’re drinking, and huge bumps/lots of itching is an allergic reactions of sorts. So you may have no reaction to it, or a very light one